Tips for a Green Neighborhood

In Your Yard

• Never sweep or hose leaves or dirt into storm drains - use a dustpan.
• When landscaping, look for drought-resistant or native plants.
• Consider natural alternatives to pesticides. Try importing natural predators such as ladybugs and lacewings.
• Compost your yard trimmings and green kitchen scraps to make an excellent, all-natural fertilizer for your yard.

For more information about composting and grasscycling please visit the California Integrated Waste Management Board website or www.smartgardening.com.

In Your Garage

• Take used oil and oil filters to a service station or auto parts store for recycling. NEVER dump oil onto the ground or street. Buy re-reopened oil whenever possible.
• Choose anti-freeze with propylene glycol and not ethylene glycol.
• Choose anti-freeze with propylene glycol and not ethylene glycol.
• Wash your car on your lawn or take it to a car wash to keep soap out of storm drains.
• Batteries, anti-freeze, oil, and transmission fluids are hazardous products. Please safely dispose of these products at a Hazardous Waste Roundup or contact Curbside, Inc. at (800) HHW-PKUP.

More general information on household hazardous waste can be found as the following website: http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/HHW/. The County of Los Angeles offers several free household hazardous waste roundups. More information can be found at http://dpw.lacounty.gov/epd/hhw/.

Please follow this link for additional information regarding Bulky Item & Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Options

For additional examples of acceptable Hazardous Waste for Curbside, Inc. and round ups, please follow this link.

In Your Workshop

• Choose nontoxic products or alternatives whenever possible.
• Use latex or water-based paints instead of oil-based paints whenever possible. Also choose water-based wood preservers.
• If not completely used, safely dispose of hazardous materials like enamel or oil paint, paint thinner, and stains/varnishes, and the resulting waste products such as rags and paint rollers. Safely dispose of these products at a Hazardous Waste Roundup or contact Curbside, Inc. at (800) HHW-PKUP.

More general information on household hazardous waste can be found at the following website: http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/HHW/. The County of Los Angeles offers several free household hazardous waste roundups. More information can be found at http://dpw.lacounty.gov/epd/hhw/.

Please follow this link for additional information regarding Bulky Item & Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Options

For additional examples of acceptable Hazardous Waste for Curbside, Inc. and round ups, please follow this link.

In Your Neighborhood

• Consider carpooling, taking public transit, walking, or biking to work. Combine multiple trips to cut time spent driving. Please visit the following links for City Trails, Rideshare, Santa Clarita Transit, and Metrolink.
• Keep dog waste, cigarette butts, and litter out of the street and away from storm drains.
• Participate in community clean up days - you'll beautify your neighborhood and maybe even make new friends!

Tips For a Green Home

Waste-Less Shopping

• Use reusable bags, Recycle Plastic Bags! To find the nearest location click here!
• Buy your favorite products in larger containers - less waste is created by one large container than many small ones.
• Choose products with less packaging, so there's less need for landfills.
• When you purchase only one or two items, don't take a new bag.
• Buy reusable containers to pack leftovers and school lunches.
• Choose durable kitchenware instead of paper or plastic cups, plates, and utensils.

Healthy Cleaning

• Try non-toxic cleaners. Use baking soda as an all-purpose cleaner or vinegar as a glass cleaner.
• Choose powder bleach over liquid bleach.
• Use cloth towels or rags instead of paper towels whenever possible.

Pest Free/People Safe

• Keep ants out by following trails and sealing off entry points with tape, putty or caulking. Instead of using pesticides, wipe up ants inside with soapy water.
• Boric acid is the least toxic poison available for effective, long-term cockroach control. Place in cracks, crevices, and secluded places where roaches hide, but use carefully and don't breathe the dust.

Safe Disposal

• Recycle cans, bottles, paper - in fact, almost everything - through Santa Clarita's curbside recycling program. You can also redeem your recyclables for cash. To find a location near you, visit www.bottlesandcans.com or www.earth911.com.
• For information on disposal of medication, please follow this link.
• If not used up, products with the words "Toxic," "Flammable," "Corrosive" or "Reactive" on the label must be disposed of at a Hazardous Waste Roundup. Many cleaning products and all aerosol products, batteries, nail polish remover and expired medicines are hazardous. Please dispose of these Hazardous Wastes at a Roundup near you or contact Curbside, Inc. at (800) HHW-PKUP.
• More general information on household hazardous waste can be found at the following website: http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/HHW/. The County of Los Angeles offers several free household hazardous waste roundups. More information can be found at http://dpw.lacounty.gov/epd/hhw/.

More general information on household hazardous waste can be found at the following website: http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/HHW/. The County of Los Angeles offers several free household hazardous waste roundups. More information can be found at http://dpw.lacounty.gov/epd/hhw/.

Please follow this link for additional information regarding Bulky Item & Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Options

For additional examples of acceptable Hazardous Waste for Curbside, Inc. and round ups, please follow this link

Tips for Reducing Solid Waste
EPA’s site describes how people can help solve a growing problem. ..garbage!

Common Battery Drop-off Locations:

• City Hall
  Security/Info Desk – (661) 286-4150 /ext. 4150
  23920 Valencia Boulevard
  Santa Clarita, CA 91355-2196
  Main No.: 259-CITY (259-2489)
  
  
• Community Center
  22421 Market Street
  Santa Clarita, CA 91321
  Main No.: (661) 286-4006
  
  
• Canyon Country Jo Ann Darcy Library
  Information Desk – (661)251-2720 [when hear voice recording hit 3]
  18601 Soledad Canyon Rd
  Main No.: (661) 251-2720
  Hours – Mon/Tues/Wed – 10:00am to 8:00pm
  Thurs/Fri. – 10:00am to 6:00pm
  Saturday - 10:00 to 5:00pm

Repair and Reuse

• Buy durable products and repair them when they break (instead of sending them to our landfills).
• Give things you don't need anymore to charity.

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